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June 7, 1944     Vol. 1 No. 43

A Yank Photographer in the Ruins of Cassino

Cover: Amid the ruins of Cassino, YANK photographer Sgt. George Aarons turned his camera on this New Zealander on patrol. For more excellent pictures of the ruins of Cassino and Sgt. Aarons’ story of his experiences there with a party of Kiwi troops attached to the Fifth Army, see pages 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Articles Inside:

Cameraman in Cassino

A YANK photographer crawls through the wreckage in the ruined Italian mountain town where the Allies are still locked with the Germans in one of the war’s longest battles and brings back some remarkable pictures. By Sgt. George Aarons

Shorts from Everywhere

Soldier-Sailor-Marine By Pfc. John M. Haverstick

War and a Missionary By Cpl. Bill Alcine and Cpl. Ralph Boyce

Gazelleburgers By Cpl. James P. O’Neill

Two Hours’ Notice

GI’s meet the ex-cannibals

These Solomon Island natives don’t hunt heads any more. They are too busy trading grass skirts and eggs for American soap, Spam and peroxide. By Sgt. Barrett McGurn

Yank Short Story Winner – Fifty Missions By Pvt. Joseph Dever

This prize-winning story in YANK’s fiction contest for GIs all over the world tells about a gunner who did not want to come home from the war.

Three Gags From New Guinea By Cpl. Ozzie St. George

A Town Called Hamadan (Iran)

Mail Call

Message Center

News From Home

Strictly GI

News From Home

Yank Pin-up Girl: Sheila Ryan

Navy Notes

Tee-Total

Radio Takes Big Leagues Overseas

Sports: Yank’s Second Sports Quiz For The Experts By Sgt. Dan Polier

Sports Service Record

YANK Cartoons